Yeadon Borough Police Department

Friday, Apr 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT

600 Church Lane, Yeadon, PA, 19050, United States

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Center for Addiction & Recovery Education (CARE) - Phoenix Training Partial Approval

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Friday, Apr 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT

Yeadon Borough Police Department, 600 Church Lane, Yeadon, PA, 19050, United States.

The Addiction and Connection to Treatment (ACT) training is for first responders who are on the frontlines of the addiction and overdose epidemic. Created by first responders and leading experts in substance use disorder, this training is based on a wealth of experience on the street and in the field.

Topics covered include: Addiction, Trauma, Stigma, Intervention, Treatment and Making Connections.

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https://www.sju.edu/centers/center-addiction-and-recovery-education

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Learn more aboutSteve Forzato Steve Forzato
Steve Forzato
Director, Center for Addiction and Recovery Education (CARE)

Forzato began his law enforcement career at the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in 1986. In 1992, Forzato transferred to the Narcotic Enforcement Team and for the next 27 years, worked in undercover roles and investigated drug traffickers, pursuing them locally, nationally and internationally. As a Lieutenant, Forzato supervised undercover detectives and 480 local police officers who served in a drug task force. Forzato led more than 100 wiretaps where his team seized thousands of pounds of drugs including kilograms of heroin and fentanyl. Forzato was sworn-in as a federal agent in the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. In 2017, Forzato joined Pennsylvania’s Attorney General as Deputy Chief of Statewide Drug Initiatives where he led new initiatives addressing the drug overdose crisis in Pennsylvania. Forzato testified as an expert in drug abuse, trafficking, and wiretapping in local, state and federal courts. Forzato has interviewed hundreds of drug dealers, suppliers and users. Forzato remains up to date on the current drug-trafficking trends statewide, nationally, and internationally. Forzato trained thousands of local, state and federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and public health officials. Forzato now directs the Center for Addiction and Recovery Education at Saint Joseph’s University and leads its Phoenix Training for first responders.

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Director, Center for Addiction and Recovery Education (CARE)
Learn more aboutBill Burdette Bill Burdette
Bill Burdette
Retired K9 Section Supervisor, Pennsylvania State Police

William J Burdette is currently a consultant with Saint Joseph's University, Center for Addiction and Recovery Education Center. Burdette Served 25 years with the Pennsylvania State Police. He started in patrol, transitioning to Troop Vice and PSP Drug Strike Force, criminal Investigation and State Fire Marshal. He spent 11 years as Supervisor of the Eastern K-9 Section. He was sworn in as a Federal Task Force Officer assigned to a DEA HIDTA interdiction team. After retiring, Burdette remained active in law enforcement serving a local university, and as a sworn police officer with local school districts.

About Bill Burdette

Retired K9 Section Supervisor, Pennsylvania State Police

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